No SSH Password

sean · 2019-02-22T14:47:20.400Z

I enabled SSH and noticed there is no password prompt. How can I enable the password prompt? It’s actually pretty weird to me that this has been disabled - what was the logic behind this?

borpin · 2019-02-22T15:57:09.563Z

This is odd. I’ll do some tests.

borpin · 2019-02-22T16:02:42.487Z

sean:

I enabled SSH

Is this an EmonPi or an EmonBase? If an EmonPi, how did you enable it? Via creating a file in boot or using the long press?

My test is that a long press does then require a password.

sean · 2019-02-22T16:24:09.073Z

It’s an emonPi, and I enabled it by putting the ssh file in the boot partition. To be clear, I can log in via SSH, I just am not asked for a password (and I haven’t added an SSH key).

I’m using the Oct 2018 image.

glyn.hudson · 2019-02-22T16:49:11.112Z

What are you using to login? My guess is the password must be saved somewhere on your machine from logging in previously. SSH always requires a password or key

sean · 2019-02-25T09:12:58.357Z

Ah, just connected using the -v flag and found that it is indeed using my public key. I forgot that I had copied that over when I was adding the ssh file. So that clears things up. Sorry for wasting your time, my mistake!